The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-04
FALSE RHCRONINGS

The year 1889 has been fixed for a great
eocialistic revolution. This is a statement
made by Chicago organ of the Red Inter-
nationals. We do not believe it. 1t is
proposed to combine into one grand organ
ization the Red Internationals, the Black
Internationals and the Socialistic Labor
party. The organ of the revolutionists
states that by 1889 the combined forces of
the three organizations will include 800, 900
persons who will 90 to any length of de-
struction to obtain control of the Govern
ment and to overthrow existing social con-
ditions. The plan of the campaign is thus
set forth:
The panic comes, the public are excited, out
breaks occur, the large centers revolt the places
where but few Socialists exist are made points
for rallying OF the conservative element. In
these small places ii should be made the duty
Of the Socialists there residing, secretly and
with all the aid OF science in destructive war
fare, to raise sufficient turmoil to keep the
conservatives busy at home. Meanwhile, in
large centers, bold measures should be taken.
Our people should head, lead and control the
popular revolt, should seize the places of power,
should lay hands upon the machinery of the
Government. Once installed in power the Rev
olutionsry Committee should follow up this
course OF action. The decree should at once be
promulgated and enforced.
We say the horrible calamities contem-
plated as a necessary part of this fendish
project will never occur. The intimation
is that the laboring men of the country will
acquiesce in its furtherance. Never. 1t is
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that they have some kind of hold upon
the wage-making element of society. 1t is
wholly false. Many of those who declare
themselves Socialists are also quick to as
sert that there is definite distinction to
be made between the Socialist and the
Anarchist. There are, of course, individ-
uals who adhere only to the socialistic doc
trine as it was originally propounded and
which had cooperation as its cardinal
element. But o.day in America socialism
and anarchism are identical in the
fearful enunciations of their most con-
spicuous apostles. The American public
gees only a double headed serpent. The
organs of the Reds use the terms socialism
and anarchism INTERCHANGEABLE. Now and
then Socialist appears who repudiates the
amalgamation, but the propositions of the
Chicago mouth-piece cause the suspicion
to arise that the effort to disassociate the
two is but matter of strategy, dictated by
joint committee of supervision.
The Socialist reckons without his host,
His fevered imagination sees in the gather
ing together of two or three behind barred
doors as many thousands. He re.
fuses to believe that the conservative
element of the country is brave
and that it can be, on occasion,
wrought up to the fighting point. He re-
fuses to see in the growth OF building asso-
Citations a manifestation of a counteractive
influence. lie refuses to acknowledge that
the conditions that obtain in American So
ciety are not the conditions obtaining in
European n.onarchies. He is but the vic
tim of unreasonable imaginings, like the
father who. from over-brooding upon a
fixed religious idea, seeks to propitiate the
Almighty by numbering his own child.
The socialism of America is not the
socialism that seeks to elevate labor
by devising methods OF cooperation where
by the man at the forge or at the bench may
obtain greater share OF the profits arising
fre-n his WORK. 1t is the socialism that
exists hand.in-glove with anarchism, and
seeks to destroy that the spoils of an I'M
dermined civilization may be divided as
booty To such an onslaught the laboring.
men of America will never be led.
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